Scrum of Scrums Facilitator
Sometimes, having a facilitator, especially for young teams, makes sense. This video provides a few recommendations for the attributes of a good Scrum of Scrums facilitator.
Scrum Masters: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
It bums me out a bit how much scrum masters tend to stick with one methodology – a methodology they learned, usually, at a two-day class. I’ve got nothing against the two-day scrum class. The basics are actually quite good. If used properly, those methodologies will reveal is...
On Call Nurse
This week, from last Monday morning until next Monday morning, I’m “On Call.” That means I’m signed up to received robo-calls at all times of the day or night if any of 100 triggers go off on one of our sites, including one java server out of 100 going sil...Pascal’s Wager
Whether or not to profess allegiance to Agile is a bit like Pascal’s Wager (Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662). Since objective proof is as hard to come by for Agile as it is for God, you’re ultimately better off saying you believe than stating otherwise. The analysis looks a bit like this: You can see the benefit […]
Noticing Growth
If everything in the universe were expanding (let’s say over night, even atoms grow to the size of golf balls), how will you know you are bigger tomorrow than you are are today? It’ll be hard to measure because your ruler will also be bigger. The same is true for agencies. They get bigger than […]
The Cassandra Thrill
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][A] bit of career advice: Every day, try to find a little bit of sky that could fall on your project. Then tell your boss about it. You might think your job was to methodically think through a plan and deliver on it. You might even think you get rewarded for delivering on-time and on-budget, growing leaders, and helping your folks maintain a work-life balance. Wrong. Delivering the above are table stakes. Expected. [tweet_box design="box_07" float="none"]No matter how remote the risk, bosses will love you for pointing them out.[/tweet_box] What matters most, especially to executives, is worse case. They/We love Cassandras who foresee land mines, snakes in the grass, and train wrecks. No matter how remote the risk, bosses will love you for pointing them out. Of course, you have to then own the risk and make every effort to avoid it. If you do, tomorrow, you'll have to find another snake.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Catch Someone
